AN ONLINE JOURNAL_ by Clake and Klake FRIENDS: Aeryk and K, Berta, Bill, Bret and Claudia, Celeb Reporter, CleverDad, Cobalt Kitchen, Jeremiah, Jess, Joe, JKSquared, Karl, Kristine/Jay, Luke, Malt Madness, Mo' Complaints, Rachel, Surf Report, UFO Clearinghouse MORE: Randy the Cat , Links (del.icio.us), Clake's Recent Books (del.icio.us) Tuesday, November 21, 2006 DayQuil days, but oh those NyQuil nights posted by clake at 11:58 AM This post is a summary, for those of you who have not been living my life for the past week or so. For years, I have rebelled against the idea of actually taking medicine for cold symptoms. "There is absolutely no cure for colds," I thought, "So what does taking this medicine get me other than more unnecessary chemicals in my body? No thank you, sir!" I opted instead to "tough it out", using the brave, tough guy approach of wandering around whining and sniffling. Occasionally, I would take something at night just so I could dang sleep, but that is all. This past weekend, on the tail end of a bad cold, Klake and I went on a trip to Shaumburg with her family and I chose to NOT be a miserable load and keep myself fully medicated the entire time. The result: I was far less miserable than I would have otherwise been and was able to enjoy all of the shopping and eating and hotel room comforts with everyone else. Grade: AAAA++++++ would dope myself with again!!!!! Two of the best stops on this shopping trip were Ikea and H&M. Both are Swedish-based companies that focus on delivering stylish merchandise inexpensively, with Ikea handling furniture and home decor and H&M taking care of your clothing needs. No assembly required on the H&M stuff, though. I imagine I would buy a jacket whose arms I had to assemble myself using an allen wrench, if it was nifty enough. In notable celebrity news: Michael Richards (Cosmo Kramer of Seinfeld fame, and weird janitor of UHF fame) was heckled at a comedy club on Friday and rebutted with a racist tirade. I hear it's on the YouTube (but pretty uncomfortable to watch). I guess he gave a long, awkward apology via satellite on Letterman. Racism is not cool, kids - Unless it is the name of an adorable rabbit-cat hybrid animal that thrives on timothy hay, carrots, and hugs. When someone offers you racism, ask them to clarify which kind of racism they mean, and if it's the thing about hating black people you say NO THANKS! Do you know what a PocketMod is? It's only the coolest low/high-tech way to keep yourself organized! I've been carrying around pocket mods for several months and will attest to their usefulness in keeping dates straight and to-do items in mind. The comic strip Wigu will make it's return to the internet tomorrow, on a three-day-a-week update schedule. When Wigu was last on the web, some drastic changes happened in the characters' lives (the family's house burned down, Wigu's best friend was shot dead, and everyone's on the run from the feds), so it will be interesting to see where creator Jeff Rowland goes with that. Judging from his blog, he himself has some apprehension about picking it back up. In the meantime, Wigu's first print-only adventure The Case of the Missile Crisis, has been added to the online archives. Comments: Post a Comment [MAIN PAGE] [SITE FEED] PREVIOUS POSTS: Coloring With Limozeen Randy the Cat Your Forecast MST3K Catbox Some Real Big-Time News Genetic Morality Mad cow, explained "My friends, my habits, my family..." Draw More Pictures ARCHIVES: April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 August 2009 March 2010 July 2010 August 2010 January 2011 September 2011 January 2012 February 2012